This just in... Jerry Johnson has been knocked off the February 5th primary Dem ballot by the State Board of Elections. Johnson, however, has already filed in Lake County as a write-in candidate and is filing in Cook County today (because the 30th includes parts of both counties, he must file to run in each county). Johnson reportedly remains proud of his petition effort, and notes that he only had a few weeks to gather signatures, as his decision to run was last-minute. He notes that none of his petition signatures was rejected for "fraud," however.
If Link remains on the ballot, there is little chance that Johnson could defeat Link as a write-in. But, if Link also loses Johnson's challenge to his petitions, it would likely set up a "write-in war," the likes of which have probably never been seen in Lake County.
Meanwhile, more dead people keep "rising" on Terry Link's petitions. The total count is now up to FIVE, including one deceased person who signed twice (that's gotta be a first). More legal discussions in the Link challenge are scheduled for this afternoon, but no confirmed date thus far for the next installment of petition signature arguments (although it may be as early as Saturday).
Keep watching this space for the latest developments in Terry Link's Knights of the Roundtable scandal.
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The Daily Herald story:
http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=90774
Thanks, Russ.
My understanding is that Terry Link and Pete Couvall were subpoena'd (sp?) along with one of the petition circulators, to testify before the Elections Board in Chicago on Saturday. The other petition circulator has come forward on his own and said, "I ain't goin' to jail for nobody! I'll tell ya the whole truth."
Many suspect the GOB's from the Link/Couvall pit paid these guys to get sigs and gave them copies from past campaigns.
By the way ... Terry Link challenged the petitions of a man running for Link's Precinct Committeeman's position. Link was a no-show at the Board of Elections hearing, but was represented by a very slick, Lake Forest attorney.
This very same attorney represented Karen Carstens, who was challenging the petitions of 60th District State Representative candidate, TONY ELAM.
Karen Carstens is the fund raising contact person for Angelo Kyle, the new pawn in the Terry Link/Pete Couvall GOB system in northeastern Lake County.
Link has now taken Kyle in and is pulling his strings, puppet style.
I wonder how many dead people signed Kyle's petitions??
Link and Couvall hate Arican-American leaders who dont work for them.
Where are all the other Lake County Dems on this cespool? Where is State Rep Kathy Ryg, Link's right hand gal? If Lake County Dems had any leadership skills, or a backbone for that matter, shouldn't criminality, even alledged criminality, be enough to cut the Link-puppet strings that control them? Shouldn't the Dems be putting out statements along the lines of "...if these charges are proven true, Senator Link should resign immediately..."?
TA
Can anyone tell us happened at the Link hearing yesterday?
I see That Diane Hewitt who is running for County Board in Dist 2 used Jerry Knight for phony signatures, and boy were they phony.
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